Colorado Matters

When Columbine survivor Heather Martin created the Rebels Project, she connected with dozens of other shooting survivors. Then, the new head of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission talks the state’s changing laws. Next, how one company gets fresh seafood to landlocked Colorado. Finally, a Colorado author explores inequality in short stories.

As the vaccination debate heats up again among Colorado parents and lawmakers, here’s the history of immunization in the state. Then, meet the sides fighting over Initiative 300, which would undo Denver’s camping ban. Next, another voice from the medical aid in dying community. Also, an update on the paid leave bill. Finally, using science to create songs.

A generation of American kids has been raised on lockdowns and active-shooter drills since Columbine, but researchers still don’t know how effective they are. Then, a month after his presidential announcement, John Hickenlooper reflects on his odds and what he’s learned. Finally, in the latest episode of Purplish, meet the first fracktivist.

People diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia are finding hope in a breakthrough treatment developed at CU. It’s put 85 percent of trial patients into remission. Then, the U.S. Women’s National Team is inspiring future soccer players. Next, the battle for affordable housing in Fairplay. Finally, new bluegrass from the Grammy-winning Infamous Stringdusters.

Since Columbine, educators and security experts have struggled to learn how to spot school shooters before tragedy strikes. Then, the campaign against naming mass shooters. Next, the latest Aurora Fox Theater play is “Caroline or Change,” a story based in the Civil Rights era. Finally, the role of female authors in the beginnings of the horror genre.

The Colorado legislature won’t repeal the state’s death penalty this year. What’s next for the movement? Then, stories and essays written by inmates will be brought to life at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Next, how a woman’s attractiveness still impacts her career. Finally, an encore of our interview about the life of Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Jones.

Colorado lawmakers approved a ‘red flag’ gun bill, which one sheriff would rather go to jail than enforce. Then, the new VA secretary stepped into a difficult job. Next, why marijuana edibles land people in the ER. Also, up-and-coming Rockies player Kyle Freeland talks about the 2019 season. Finally, an encore of our interview with musician Anthony Ruptak.

“Since Columbine,” how parents who survived the shooting handle their kids going to school. Then, Congress may soon approve a deal to manage the Colorado River. Next, meet a teen advocate for lowering the voting age. A new exhibit honors working women, plus Colorado author Angie Cavallari talks “trailer trash.”